Description
Looking for legendary Music Man playability and tone at a more accessible price-point? That’s exactly what the ‘Sterling by Music Man’ range is for! One of the coolest guitars in the lineup is the StingRay SR50 model — a versatile workhorse boasting a range of premium features that include a rock-solid Roasted Maple neck and ergonomic locking tuners.
The StingRay’s rounded offset body shape offers exceptional comfort too, while its dual humbuckers provide powerful tones suitable for a range of different styles. If you’re after a vintage-style guitar that pushes the envelope, the Sterling by Music Man StingRay SR50 is an obvious choice!
Key Features
- Poplar Body — Lightweight material with a balanced sound; the perfect tonal foundation for the pickups.
- Roasted Maple Neck — “Roasting” process removes moisture from the wood, making the neck far less vulnerable to warping when exposed to varying climates and ensuring incredible tuning stability.
- 5-Bolt Neck Joint — Ensures optimal contact between the neck and body for incredible sustain and resonance. The heel is also contoured to provide generous access to the higher frets.
- 4 + 2 Headstock Design — A feature that Music Man guitars are renowned for! This practical design allows the strings to run straight over the nut (not at an angle), which greatly improves tuning stability.
- Medium Frets — Perfect middle ground between “vintage” and “modern” fret-wire; offering a controllable feel under the fingers.
- Humbucking Pickups — Provide thick and harmonically-rich tones for multiple styles, from rock to jazz!
- 3-Position Pickup Switch — Gives you access to 3 full humbucking tones: bridge, neck, and bridge + neck.
- Vintage Tremolo — Lets you embellish chords and lead lines with smooth, expressive vibrato.
- Locking Tuners — Ingenious locking mechanism makes restringing easier and means that less string winds are required around the tuning posts; resulting in better tuning.
Specifications
Body
- Body Wood: Poplar
- Body Shape: StingRay
Neck
- Neck Wood: Roasted Maple
- Neck Joint: 5-Bolt Pattern
- Scale Length: 25.5″ (648 mm)
- Fingerboard Wood: Roasted Maple
- Fingerboard Radius: 12″ (305 mm)
- Frets: 22, Medium
- Fret Markers: Dots
- Truss Rod: Dual Action
- Nut Width: 1.65″ (42 mm)
Hardware
- Bridge: Vintage Tremolo
- Tuning Machines: Locking
- Hardware Colour: Chrome
- Pickguard: White
- Strings: Ernie Ball 2221 Regular Slinky (10-46)
Electronics
- Pickup Configuration: HH
- Controls: Volume, Tone
- Pickup Switching: 3-Way Toggle Pickup Selector
